Education & Training Archive — Page 1 of 26

September 25, 2026

John Tarpley to deliver annual Levi Watkins Jr. Lecture Oct. 5

This annual lecture celebrates Dr. Levi Watkins Jr., VUSM’s first African American student and graduate and pioneering cardiac surgeon.

September 25, 2026

Leading with Kindness: Pediatric Surgery fellow Vikas Gupta recognized with Vanderbilt Health Credo Award

A surprise award revealed what colleagues already knew: Vikas Gupta, MD leads with compassion, respect and a full-hearted commitment to those he serves.

From left are program graduates Sophia Gorrell, Sarah Jackson, Melanie Maldonado, Britanny Newman, Danley Rodriguez, Luz Maria Rodriguez and Nakia Wiliams.
September 25, 2026

Vanderbilt Health, TCAT Nashville celebrate medical assistants participating in new nursing pathway

The program is designed to remove common barriers for medical assistants who want to advance into nursing but may not be able to step away from full-time employment to attend school.

September 14, 2026

Transplant Nephrology Fellowship program becomes first in nation to earn ACGME accreditation

As demand for kidney transplantation continues to grow nationwide, highly trained transplant nephrologists are essential to meeting the complex needs of patients with end-stage kidney disease.

Hugh Barrington Lawrence III, from Beacon, New York, admitted to the Interdisciplinary Graduate Pathway, receives his white coat from IGP Director Madhvi Venkatesh, DPhil, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
September 9, 2026

New graduate students are urged to forge reputations ‘others can trust’

White lab coats symbolize academic rigor, scientific excellence and commitment to benefit society through research and discovery.

August 31, 2026

Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital’s first Primary Care-Internal Medicine Residency Program addresses the needs of a rapidly growing community

“The investment isn’t only in the Wilson County of today — it’s in the physicians this community will need in 2050,” said Program Director Missy Scalise, MD.